CABAA Scholarships
Annual financial scholarships and professional training awards for eligible students and emerging professionals pursuing aviation careers.
- Award
- Financial scholarships and donated professional training
- Deadline
- 2026 application window is closed
- Best for
- Aviation students and emerging business aviation professionals
- Geographic eligibility
- Chicago-area preference; award rules vary
- Number of awards
- Multiple annual awards
- Total program funding
- More than $100,000 in annual funding and support
- Membership
- Varies by award
- Application cycle
- Annual
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View official applicationAbout this opportunity
CABAA invests more than $100,000 annually in aviation education and professional development. Its program combines traditional student financial scholarships with practical training awards that can help emerging professionals establish a foothold in business aviation.
Who can apply
CABAA offers financial scholarships for graduating high-school students entering aviation college and current undergraduate students, plus professional development and specialized awards. Individual awards publish their own residence, school, major, experience, and recommendation criteria.
What the award may cover
Support includes college funding, maintenance education, professional development, and named training awards intended to help applicants enter business aviation.
How to apply
When the next window opens, choose the correct CABAA financial or professional award and submit its current academic, career, and supporting materials.
- Verify the current deadline and every eligibility requirement.
- Confirm how funds are paid and when they must be used.
- Prepare transcripts, certificates, logbook totals, references, and essays early.
- Save the confirmation and a complete copy of your submission.
Selection and application notes
Planning tip: Make the applicant’s connection to the Chicago-area business aviation community clear when an award states a regional preference.